In the proposed 2014 Budget, the City of Colorado Springs intends to spend $9 million in new money on the construction, operations, and design of stormwater projects. This amount, alongside $7.2 million in pending grant funds and $8.8 million in emergency monies appropriated in 2013 makes a total anticipated spend of $25 million in 2014.

“The City of Colorado Springs is not standing idly by when it comes to our stormwater needs as we head into 2014. The $25 million we anticipate spending in the next year includes numerous projects identified as high priorities in the recent CH2M Hill Stormwater Needs Assessment. We are finding efficiencies and repurposing dollars wherever possible to address this critical need in our City, “said Mayor Steve Bach.

Please see below for a breakdown of the planned spending:

2014 Stormwater Funding

* These projects are on CH2M Hill's Stormwater Needs Assessment list (SNAP) as high priority projects

Total for these items: $14.25M

Category

$ Millions

Description

Operating:

$2.800

Stormwater Operating

Total:

$2.800

Design:

$0.150

Design of Cottonwood Creek at La Madrina Ln.*

$0.675

To design high priority projects identified in the SNAP* (To be added prior to final budget mark-up)

$0.800

Appropriated in 2013 from the $8.8 million - for design of Camp Creek from Queen's Canyon to Fountain Creek *